Belarus vs Norway: Share of children who have completed primary school
Belarus
99.8%
in 2025
Norway
99.8%
in 2025
Belarus rank
20th
Norway rank
23rd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Belarus
- Norway
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Belarus or Norway?
- Belarus, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Belarus and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Norway rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Belarus ranks 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.